A popular feature of all our meetings has been the time when we share bird sightings. There are always great observations and people who like to tell us about them. Since we are unable to meet in person for a while, we want to offer you that same sharing opportunity. Please share your bird sightings with us in the comments section of this post. Please understand that all comments must be approved by the moderator before they are displayed here. If your sighting does not show immediately, it will very soon.
We all look forward to hearing from you.
Oct. 23, 2020 a Greater Roadrunner hopped up on my low wall, stopped long enough so I could admire it, then went on its way. I seldom get them in my yard.
American White Pelican at Watson Lake on Nov.2
I think I spotted a rose-breasted grosbeak in my yard feeder. We live off Townsend-Winona. Is that possible? All the research I have done suggests maybe.
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks do appear on rare occasions in the Verde Valley. I used to live on that road and never saw one. Good sighting.
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After an annoying invasion of metallic flea beetles in early October, a captivating hermit thrush did its best to help eradicate some of them between October 17 and 26 in Williams, AZ.
1. our yard today has all 6 subspecies of dark-eyed junco – 1 gray-headed, 1 red-backed, 1 slate-colored, 1 cassiar, 5+ pink-sided, 10+ oregon
2. also 20+ pine siskin, just a couple american goldfinches with our 30+ lessers, but no lawrence’s – we keep looking.
today many of us saw a RED PHALAROPE at the sedona wetlands. as far as i know it is the 1st ever record for yavapai county! also the 251st species recorded at the sedona wetlands!
I was happy to be greeted by a red-breasted nuthatch when I walked out my front door recently (Nov. 12). Sue Ordway and I saw a Bonaparte’s gull at the Walnut Canyon Ponds the same day. These ponds have been attracting a lot of birds because of our severe drought.